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Nurse goes on trial charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm to motorcyclist

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, 42‑year‑old nurse Barbara O'Toole pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing serious harm to motorcyclist Paul Woodley. The incident occurred on 21 October 2010 on Monastery Road, Clondalkin, when O'Toole allegedly drove a car from the Monastery Estate onto the main road and struck Woodley's motorcycle. Woodley was taken to Tallaght Hospital with an ankle injury and later to St James's Hospital where his leg was amputated below the knee. Witness Keith Gregg, a First Responder, testified that he was 60 feet behind Woodley when a car pulled out of the estate, hit the motorbike, and continued across the road. Gregg described the crash and the motorbike's upside‑down position. The case is before Judge Desmond Hogan and a jury of twelve. The trial remains ongoing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Nurse goes on trial charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm to motorcyclist. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing serious harm to Mr Woodley on October 21, 2010 at Monastery Road in Clondalkin. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• October 21, 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2014-11-18 Publication

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Topics

Road Traffic Stage Trial

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